South African Medical Journal
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The South African Medical Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed open-access medical journal which has been published in South Africa since 1884. It is sponsored by the South African Medical Association and published by the association's publishing arm, the Health & Medical Publishing Group. Daniel Ncayiyana was the journal's first black editor-in-chief. Source
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| Scope | National |
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| Language | English |
| Country | South Africa |
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License Copyright (c) 2026 I Bakker, S Gill This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License. Under this license, authors agree to make articles available to users, without permission or fees, for any lawful, non-commercial purpose.
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Creating caring health professionals: Current challenges and opportunities in medical education
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South African Medical Journal
License Copyright (c) 2026 H Adam, K Moodley This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License. Under this license, authors agree to make articles available to users, without permission or fees, for any lawful, non-commercial purpose.
Health sector reforms in South Africa: Evaluating financing models for universal health coverage in the post-apartheid era
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It is time to heed Solomon Benatar’s call to disrupt the global research ethics paradigm
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The University of Cape Town Department of Medicine from 1980 to 2025: 45 years of growth, transformation and rising to challenges
License Copyright (c) 2026 G Meintjes, N Ntusi, V Burch, J Seggie, M Ntsekhe, M Setshedi This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License. Under this license, authors agree to make articles available to users, without permission or fees, for any lawful, non-commercial purpose.